Total Crime Rate

180.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 112.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dale Valley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath , and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Valley Road (BH15 3HX) in the last 12 months was 180.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.5% higher than the Canford Heath average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Valley Road (BH15 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Kenyon Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenyon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cribb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Dale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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